Reserved parking post



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V ATTOfi/VEXL atented Nov. 6, 1962 3,061,960 RESERVED PARKING POSTRolland 0. Dull, 221 NW. J St, Richmond, Ind. Filed Feb. 23, 1961, Ser.No. 91,197 2 Claims. (Cl. 39-5) The present invention relates to parkingposts, the same being adaptable to prevent unauthorized persons fromdriving into a private parking space and occupying the same.

The principal object of the invention is the provision of a suitabledevice which provides means blocking the entrance to a parking space.

A second object is the provision of a parking post which may be loweredfrom its normal vertical blocking position to a horizontal positionwhich permits an automobile to be driven into the parking space.

A third object is the provision of a parking post which can be locked inan upright position and with the same providing a blockade to a parkingspace.

A fourth object is the provision of a parking post which is sturdilyconstructed and not easily damaged.

A further object is the provision of a parking post which is effectivein its purpose and which is economical to manufacture and maintain.

Further objects and particular advantages of the in vention will becomemore apparent in the course of the following description, and that whichis new will be pointed out in the appended claims.

The most satisfactory, and presently preferred manner of accomplishingthe objects of the invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevational view of the device and showing the samein its normal upright position.

FIGURE 2 is a left side elevation of the device, taken from line 2-2 ofFIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a left side elevation similar to that shown in FIGURE 2, butwith the post being shown in its horizontal position and drawn to areduced scale.

FIGURE 4 is a top plan view, taken from line 44 of FEGURE 1.

FEGURE 5 is an isometric view of the base member of the device.

FIGURE 6 is a detail vertical section through the device, with the samebeing taken on line 66' of FIG- URE 4.

FIGURE 7 is a detail horizontal section through the upper portion of thedevice, taken on line 77 of FIG- URE 6.

FIGURE 8 is a detail horizontal section through the lower portion of thedevice, taken on line 88 of FIG- URE 6.

FIGURE 9 is a detail section through the bumper member of the device, astaken on line 99 of FIG- URE 1.

Like characters of reference designate like parts throughout the severalviews of the drawings.

In order that the construction and the operation of the device may bemore fully understood and appreciated, I will now take up a detaileddescription thereof in which the same will be more fully andcomprehensively set forth.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, numerals 11 designate the baseplate which is adapted to be rigidly secured to a floor or othersuitable surface by means of anchor bolts 12 through the holes orapertures 13. The base plate 11 has an upstanding channel-shapedcombined post receiver and brace 14 securely welded thereto. The rearside of member 14 has a latch-receiving aperhim 15 formed therethrough,the purpose of which will be more fully set forth hereinafter. Themember 14 also has an aperture 16 formed through each of itsforwardlyextending legs, the purpose of which will also be more fullyset forth hereinafter.

The body 17 of the device is of elongated channel shape comprising aback and two sides, the lower portion of which is adapted to fit intothe post receiver 14 and is pivotally positioned or connected therein bymeans of bolt or pin 18 with the same extending through apertures formedthrough the lower portions of the sides of the post, as more clearlyshown in FIGURE 6.

A channel-shaped cover plate 19 is provided to close the front side ofthe post 17, with the side flanges of the cover plate 19 being turnedrearwardly and fitting around the front edges of the post 17. The coverplate is removably secured through the sides of post 17 by means ofscrews 20.

A cap member 21 is provided to close the upper end of the post 17, andis hingedly secured thereto at the rear edge thereof by means of thehinge 22. A handle member 23 is secured to the normally rear side of thepost and provides means for swinging the post from its upright positionto its horizontal position and also to swing the post from itshorizontal position to its upright position.

The post 17 has a lower plate 24 secured therein by welding or othersuitable means and providing a mounting plate for latch case 25 which issecured thereto by means of screws 26, as shown in FIGURE 8, with thelatch bolt 27 being adapted to engage the latch-receiving aperture 15 ofthe post receiver 14. A second plate 28 is secured in the post near theupper end thereof through which the cylinder lock 29 extends, and withthe downwardly-extending tongue thereof being connected with the latchmechanism by means of the square bar 59.

A bumper member 31 is secured on the front surface of the cover plate 1?by means of a screw 32, as more clearly shown in FIGURE 9. The bumpermember 31 provides means absorbing shock to the post should the post bedropped either accidentally or intentionally from its upright positionto its horizontal position.

A weathering shield 33 is provided around the lower portion of the postand is located sli htly above the upper edge of the post receiver 14 andis for the purpose of preventing water from entering the top of the postreceiver with there being a possibility of becoming frozen in freezingtemperatures.

The device, as shown and described, is preferably formed of heavy gagesteel to eliminate, insofar as possible, damage thereto should the samebe accidentally run into by an object such as an automobile.

Should the post become damaged, the same can easily and quickly bereplaced by removing the bolt or pin 18 and replacing the same after anew post has been placed into position.

Operation The post is set and suitably anchored in a parking space in alocation which approximates the rear half of the automobile when thesame is properly parked. The location of the post when so locatedproperly prevents unauthorized parking in the space by blocking theentrance to the parking space. The authorized user of the parking spaceis provided with a key to the lock 29. Turning of the key in the lockoperates the latch bolt 27 in the lock case 25 through the bar 30 andwithdrawing the latch bolt 27 from the latch'receiving aperture 15 ofthe post receiver, after which the post can be pivoted on the bolt orpin 18 from its upright position to the horizontal positon, shown inFIGURE 3. After the post is in the horizontal position and resting onthe bumper 31, as shown in FIGURE 3, the automobile can be driven intothe parking space. When the automobile is removed from its parkingspace, the post can be raised trom its horizontal position, by means ofhandle 23, to its upright position, and with the latch bolt engaging thelatchreceiving aperture 15, and with the rear side of the post bearingagainst the inner rear side of the post receiver 14.

Should the latching mechanism require replacement or servicing, the sameis accessible by removing screws 20 and the front cover 19.

I desire that, while the presently preferred embodiment of the device isshown and described, minor changes may be made in the several parts andthe assembly thereof, insofar as the changes therein may fall within thescope of the appended claims in their broadest form.

Having now shown and described the invention, what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A reserved parking post comprising a base, a post receiver rigidlysecured to the base, a post having its lower end pivotally secured tothe post receiver, a key-operated cylinder lock located in the upper endportion of the post, a latching device located in the lower end portionof the post and with a rod located within the post connecting thecylinder lock with the latching device, with the latch bolt or thelatching device engaging a latchreceiving aperture formed through thewall of the post receiver, and with the key-operated cylinder lockproviding means in the post for retracting the latch bolt from itsengagement with the latch-receiving aperture of the post receiver.

2. In a reserved parking post, a base plate, a post receiver rigidlysecured to the base plate, a post pivotally secured at its lower end tothe post receiver, a cylinder lock located in the upper end of the post,a latch having a latch bolt located in the lower end of the post, a barmember extending between and secured to the cylinder lock and the latch,with the latch bolt being engageable with a latch bolt-receivingaperture formed in the post receiver, and with the latch bolt beingoperable by means of a key through the cylinder lock, the bar member,and the latch.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,737,740 Genoe Mar. 13, 1956

